NORTHWEST – Akilesh Gupta (23), the driver of a BMW sports utility vehicle, has been taken into custody following a preliminary investigation after Constable Eunice Nortman (53) died after being struck by a vehicle on Monday 19 October. Nortman was attached to crime intelligence in the Northwest. Gupta appeared in the Lichtenburg magistrate's court on Wednesday and remains in custody until he appears in court again on 27 October.
Colonel Adéle Myburgh, police spokesperson, said the incident occurred while Nortman was crossing the street at the Lichtenburg mall on Dr. Nelson Mandela Drive. Nortman was on duty and sustained serious injuries. Emergency services transported her to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries later that evening. A murder case is being investigated, while further charges relating to an alleged breach of immigration legislation are also being considered.
Lieutenant General Arthur Peter Adams, provincial commissioner, expressed his condolences to Nortman's family, friends and colleagues. According to police, a murder case is being investigated, while further charges relating to an alleged breach of immigration legislation are also being considered. Adams also appealed to the public not to circulate closed-circuit television footage or other videos of crime incidents on social media, as this could prejudice an investigation. He encouraged people to hand any relevant footage or information directly to investigating officers.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
